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On the recordApril 18, 2012
I'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. He was born poor. He worked his way to become very successful, despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney defends his family's success in response to Obama's comments about privilege.

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